Guigonou Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Guigonou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guigonou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin531:195,01118,621
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Guigonou (89) may also be a first name.

Guigonou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guigonou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Guigonou is found most frequently in Benin. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guigonou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guigonou is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Guigonou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guigonou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Guigonou is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 89 people.

It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 195,011. In Benin Guigonou is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 75 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 23 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 2 percent live. Beside Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gigonou932/
Guiganou882/
Gigonu865/
Gigounoux8213/
Gbigounou821/
Guigona806/
Gueganou7520/
Gaigongo751/
Guigonnat7152/
Gegono7117/
Gbegounou711/
Guigougna711/
Guegano67150/
Quigano6715/
Giganot673/
Gigonas671/
Guigana671/
Quigona671/
Gwigano671/
Gwegono671/
Giganoo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guigonou
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